Picture axis of Gongsun and Aunt Ren Yi’s sword dance

[Picture Axis of Lady Gongsun Dancing Sword]

Picture Axis of Lady Gongsun Dancing Sword, Qing Dynasty, Ren Yi’s painting, paper, ink, 41.9 cm vertically and 28 cm horizontally
This picture is not printed by the author. On the picture, Mr. Xu Bangda said: “The picture of Aunt Gongsun dancing swords and weapons is the authentic work of Mr. Bonian. My heart is far away from Xu Bangda.” The seal was “Xu Bangda’s seal”. The seal is “Qian Jingtang’s seal identifying Ren Bonian’s authentic work” and “Liu”
The picture depicts the scene of Gongsun, a famous martial arts dancer, dancing swords. Aunt Gongsun, whose main activity was in the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty (713-741), was famous for her sword dancing skills. It is said that Huai Su and Zhang Xu’s sword dancing inspired their cursive writing and formed the style of cursive writing
It is a painting with strong and smooth lines, dry and thick ink, and free style. It has the style of Chen Hongshou at the end of the Ming Dynasty, but also has its own appearance. It is Ren’s intention.